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liaison dangereuse (film: Loulou – Maurice Pialat, 1980)

Posted on August 7, 2026 by admin

I had several good reasons for choosing to watch Maurice Pialat‘s 1980 film ‘Lolou‘. Maurice Pialat came late to film directing. He was 43 in 1968 when he made his first feature film. The peak of the French Nouvelle Vague … Continue reading →

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from Brigitte to BB (TV series: Bardot – Christopher Thompson & Danièle Thompson, 2023)

Posted on August 6, 2026 by admin

Brigitte Bardot was such a complex personality that several completely different biographical films could be made about her: about Brigitte Bardot the sex symbol who rivaled only with Marilyn Monroe in her time (OK, maybe also a few Italian actresses); … Continue reading →

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Satira ca formă ultimativă a revizionismului evreiesc (carte: Joshua Cohen – Clanul Netanyahu)

Posted on August 4, 2026 by admin

Editura Vremea publică extrem de puțină beletristică. Aproape deloc. O excepție pare a fi romanul ‘Clanul Netanyahu’ al lui Joshua Cohen, apărut în 2025, în traducerea și cu note semnate de Dragoș Ciocăzan. Interesantă aceasta excepție, ca să folosesc un … Continue reading →

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Kafka on the shore of Vltava (film: Franz – Agnieszka Holland, 2025)

Posted on July 30, 2026 by admin

‘Franz‘ (2025), the Franz Kafka biopic that Agnieszka Holland directed and wrote (together with Marek Epstein), will disappoint many of you biographical film lovers. Those who expect a chronologically ordered narrative of Kafka’s life, experiences, loves and creations will have … Continue reading →

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beware of the neighbors (film: The Invite – Olivia Wilde, 2026)

Posted on July 29, 2026 by admin

‘The Invite‘ is one of the unexpected successes of this summer. It has recovered the production costs and made about four times more after a few weeks of its release. The reviews are mostly positive. The audience fills the halls … Continue reading →

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a different Cronenberg? (film: A Dangerous Method – David Cronenberg, 2011)

Posted on July 28, 2026 by admin

‘A Dangerous Method‘ (2011) was supposed to be a very different film from what David Cronenberg accustomed to his viewers for over three decades. The master of bizarre and violent in many special ways films, the creator of the body … Continue reading →

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musketeers in love (film: Un éléphant ça trompe énormément – Yves Robert, 1976)

Posted on July 27, 2026 by admin

Exactly half a century after its release, the French comedy ‘Un éléphant ça trompe énormément‘, directed by Yves Robert (who also co-wrote the screenplay), was the perfect entertainment for a hot summer day. How can we explain the agelessness of … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Papa Leon față cu Inteligența Artificială

Posted on July 27, 2026 by admin

La un an de la așezarea sa pe scaunul Sfântului Petru, conducătorul bisericii catolice, cardinalul Roger Francis Prevost, devenit acum Papa Leon al XIV-lea, a emis o masivă și importantă enciclica în care abordează relațiile dintre lumea creștină și instituțiile … Continue reading →

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the long return (film: The Odyssey – Christopher Nolan, 2026)

Posted on July 24, 2026 by admin

I liked Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Odyssey‘, but am not enthusiastic about it. Every era has its own interpretations of the classics, from Homer to Tolstoy, passing through Shakespeare of course. These re-interpretations often say more about the era in which … Continue reading →

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planet of the giants (animation film: La planète sauvage – René Laloux, 1973)

Posted on July 23, 2026 by admin

Made in 1973, ‘La planète sauvage‘ (or, in its English distribution, ‘The Fantastic Planet‘) is a very interesting milestone in the history of adult animation and, at the same time, of science fiction films. The film is the result of … Continue reading →

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